Events
Rethink Waste Clothing Swap
85% of all textiles in the United States end up in a landfill! Not only is this horrible for the planet, but it’s also hard on your wallet. To help…
Read MoreBikes, purses, toasters: fixed at a Redmond Repair Café
Thank you to those who attended our Repair Café at the beautiful new Redmond library last week, and lets hear it for our amazing volunteer fixers! Our fixers rose to the challenge-…
Read MoreImportant Update: Earth Day Celebration
For several years, The Environmental Center has been proud to bring together our community to celebrate Earth Day with our annual Fair and Parade. It’s a time to honor the…
Read MoreSorting Truth From Trash: A Green Drinks on America Recycles Day!
Earlier this fall, the California attorney general filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil accusing the oil and gas giant of deceptively framing chemical recycling as the solution to our plastics crisis.…
Read MoreThe Environmental Center Launches New, Free Home Energy Assessment Program
Bend, Ore.– As we head into another hot summer with a high likelihood of climate impacts such as wildfire smoke, many may be concerned about their home’s readiness to handle…
Read MoreMay 2024 Repair Café in Photos
Another Repair Café in the books means another batch of belongings kept out of the landfill and in use! Maintaining and fixing items may seem like low-hanging fruit in the…
Read MoreEarth Day Poster Artist Spotlight: Sage Flannery
One of our favorite parts of planning Earth Day is seeing the beautiful art pieces that our Earth Day artists come up with. Each year, we’re blown away by the…
Read MoreDREAM BOLDLY The Grand AdvenChair Film Makes Bend Debut
Green Drinks, an international event concept celebrating local efforts in sustainability and environmental conservation, is hosted every other month by The Environmental Center. This March, we are partnering with local…
Read More3 Reasons to Attend the Sustainability Awards
What are you doing the evening of Thursday, November 2nd? We hope you will join us for an evening of community and celebration at the 2023 Sustainability Awards! Hosted by…
Read MoreRepairing is Caring
How does repair fit in with sustainability? Over the weekend, I found myself in Sisters enjoying one of my favorite of their annual offerings, the Sisters Folk Festival. While there,…
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